Legacy FC 33 takes place July 18 at Allen Event Center in Allen, Texas. The main card airs on AXS TV.

Garcia, a former UFC and WEC fighter, has found a second life since his Zuffa release in 2013. The Texan then signed with Legacy FC, where he posted a knockout win over Rey Trujillo and a submission victory over Nick Gonzalez. In December, he then knocked out Kevin Aguilar to win the organization’s featherweight title.

The 34-year-old Team Jackson-Winkeljohn fighter now puts his three-fight winning streak on the line against 25-year-old Jackson, a fast-rising prospect who’s post eight stoppages (two knockouts and six submissions) in eight career wins since his 2012 pro debut. The former Bellator fighter has picked up submission wins over Javier Obregon and Hunter Tucker since joining Legacy FC.

Francis Ngannou further legitimized himself as a future UFC heavyweight contender on Saturday when he scored a first-round submission victory of Anthony Hamilton in the UFC Fight Night 102 co-main event. See how social media reacted.

ALBANY, N.Y. – Francis Ngannou came into his bout against Anthony Hamilton as the biggest favorite on the fight card, but it likely wasn’t due to his submission skills. Yet the knockout artist Ngannou managed to show some new tricks when he slapped a kimura lock (…)